Smoking device



May 23, 1939.

C. D. DYE

SMOKING DEVICE Filed Aug. 3, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 C4 D. DYE

SMOKING DEVICE May 23, 1939.

Filed Aug. 3. 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 sawv/wkya Carl D. fl x e.

map N duel/map Patented May 23, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 21Claims.

This invention relates to an improved smoking device more particularlyintended for use by persons desiring to smoke ready-made cigarettes orcigarettes made up within the device and using either pipeor cigarettetobacco.

Another object of the invention is to provide a smoking device whichwill be light in weight and which may be readily carried in a pocket orhand bag.

A further object of the invention is to provide a smoking device whereinmeans are employed to permit filtration of smoke from tobacco carried insaid device so that impurities and juices will be prevented fromreaching the lips of the smoker. 1 Another object of the invention is toprovide a smoking device employing means for permitting ready forming ofa cigarette paper into the desired shape within the device and the quickfilling of said paper ,to complete the formation of the cigarette.

The invention has as a further object the provision, in a device of thischaracter, of a pair of arcuate knife sections adapted to permit thecutting and urging of tobacco into position within a 25 rolled cigarettepaper. l Still another object of the invention is to provide a smokingdevice wherein the knife sections will be furnished with a guard adaptedto be positioned about the ends of said sections in inoperative positionso that accidental cutting of a person usingthe device will beprevented. I

And a still further object of the invention is to provide a device ofthis character which maybe manufactured cheaply to retail at anattractive price and which may be operated with the greatest facilityand speed for providing a' satisfactory smoke.

,As the description of the invention proceeds other objects nothereinabove mentioned will render themselves apparent.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

, Figure l is a side elevation of my improved smoking device and showingthe device in position to receive a cigarette paper.

Figure 2 is a side elevation showing the complete smoking device with acigarette paper therein ready toreceive a deposit of tobacco.

, Figure 3 is'a side elevation showing the device as it would appearwith tobacco properly deposited therein and ready to smoke.

Figure 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the completedevice.

Figure5 is an enlarged fragmentary detail sectional view showing moreparticularly the construction of the barrel employed.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure 5,looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. 5

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail plan view showing the clip employed as itwould appear mounted on the barrel.

Figure 8 is avertical. sectional view on the line 88 of Figure 4,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 9 is a vertical sectional View on the line 9--9 of Figure 4.

Figure 10 is a detail perspective view showing the sleeve elementsemployed and the mounting means therefor.

Figure 11 is a detail perspective view of the knife sections and theguard provided for said knife sections.

Figure 12 is an enlarged detail plan view showing one end of my deviceand showing the knife sections and guard imposition in front of saidknife sections.

Referring now more particularly to the 'accompanying drawings, whereinlike numerals of 25 reference designate like parts throughout theseveral views, the numeral l indicates a barrel which is circular inshape and is formed of a light weight material such as hard rubber oraluminum. The barrel is open at its forward end, as shown at 2, and ispartly closed at its rear end by a wall 3 which'is axially apertured.Formed in the wall 3 is a slot 4. Extending axially through the majorportion of the barrel and projecting through the axial aperture thereinrear- 3: wardly, is a cylindrical tube 5. The cylindrical tube isprovided with an annular flange 6 which abuts the inner face of the wall3 and limits the tube 5 against rearward movement through said wall. Thetube 5, at its rear end, provides mounting means for a mouth piece 1,which is preferably formed of relatively hard rubber and is shaped sothat it may be conveniently gripped between the teeth of the smoker. Astud 3 is mounted in the forward end of the tube 5 and said tube is openat its forward end.

In order that my improved smoking device may be properly secured overthe hem of a pocket of a garment, I provide a clip 9 which, as best seena in Figure 7 of the drawings, is formed with a longitudinally extendingslot l0 throughout the major portion of its length. The clip is providedwith an end portion H which is adapted to be slidably received betweenthe outer face of the end wall 3 of the barrel I and the inner face ofthe mouth piece 1. The clip is so mounted that it will be permitted toshift toward and away from the barrel I within a short radius, thisshifting movement being partially permitted by the use of an oblongopening I2 formed in the end portion I I. A hook I3 is struck out fromthe clip 9 and is adapted to extend through the slot 4 in the barrel I.The hook provides additional means for limiting the radial shiftingmovement of the clip- The hock also has another use which will bedescribed in detail hereinafter. It will be understood that the barrel Iwill be cut away at I5 to permit the clip 9 to seat therein ininoperative position.

Shiftably mounted within the barrel I and adapted to slide endwisethereof is a. skeleton frame I6 which comprises upper and lower sectionsI1 and I8. The upper section ll of the skeleton frame comprises a pairof longitudinally extending parallel wires which are joined at theirforward ends by arcuateportions I 9: and 20. The rear portion of saidupper section I1. is turned downwardly, at 2- I-, and is joined withcorrespondingv parallel wires of the lower section I8. The lower sectionI8 is provided at its forward end with arcuate portions 22 and 23 whichare in vertical alinement with the arcuate portions I9 and 20. The pairsof wires of the lower portion extend in parallel spaced relation to thecorresponding wires of the upper section throughout their entire lengthand, at 24, the wires of the lower section are connected. A bar 25connects the arcuate portions 2I and 24 medially of their correspondinglengths and a pin 26 is carried on said bar 25. The pin 25 is providedwith an enlarged head 21. Slidably mounted on the upperand lowersections I1 and. I8 respectively, are upper and lower trough members.28' and 29. The trough members are adapted to slide. longitudinally ofthe sections I! and I8 and are provided with reinforcing forward endportions 30 and 312. It will be understood that the head 21 and pin 26will be carried in the slot I0 and said slot. will limit the skeletonframe against rotative. movement in the barrel I.

Normally mounted within the barrel I and. within the sections I I and I8of the skeleton frame 16 is a head 32 which is provided with alongitudinal opening 33 enlarged at its inner end to receive the freeend 34 of a plunger tube 35. The free end 34 is firmly secured to thehead 32 the barrel I by means of a set screw 38'. The plunger tube isformed with a spiral groove31 which is adapted to coact with the stud 8carried on the tube 5-. The plunger tube is formed throughout its lengthwith a uniform opening 39 for permitting the passage of smoke. It willbe understood that the head 32' and the skeleton frame I6 will moveforwardly and rearwardly within the barrel I by rotating the mouth piece1 and thus imparting longitudinal movement through the stud 8 and spiralgroove 31 to the plunger tube. V

In order to form one end of a cigarette, I provide a plug 40 which isreduced at one end, as shown at 4|, to seat snugly in a socket 42 formedin the outer end of the head 32. The plug 40 is provided with an axialopening 43 adapted to aline with the opening 33 of the head and saidplug is also enlarged throughout the major portion of its length. todefine a cigarette end receiving pocket 44. A shoulder 45, defined byenlarging the outer end bore of the plug 48, is adapted to receive anaxially apertured partition or stop washer 46. The stop washer 46cooperates with the shoulder to define a cham-- ber 41 which is adaptedto receive nicotine and other juices so that the same will not bepermitted to reach the mouth of the smoker. The outer surface of theplug 40 is circular and is adapted to serve as a mandrel or mounting forthe cigarette paper of a cigarette to be made.

Attached to the forward end of the skeleton frame I6 are semi-circularknife sections 48 and 49,. These knife sections are best shown insection in Figure 4 and in detail inFigures 11 and 12 of the drawings.The knife sections cooperate to form a single circular boring tool whichis adapted to be inserted in a can of smoking material in a manner to bedescribed more fully hereinafter- The semi-circular knife sections 48and 49 are identical in formation and a descriptionof one will suflicefor both. A typical knife section comprises a sharpened arcuate edge 50which is gradually enlarged toward its central portion andcut away todefine a shoulder 5|. The remainder of the length of the knife sectionis of reduced uniform size, as shown at 53. A spring clip or connector52, best seen in Figures 11 and 12, connects the knife sections 48' and49 with each other, and said clip is adapted to slidably connect theknife or boringv tool defined by said sections, to the skeleton frameI6, this latter slidable connection being insured by a relatively shortsleeve 54. having diametrically opposite offset portions 55. whichreceive the wires; of the sections I1 and I8'of the skeleton frame I6.The clip or connector 52- is composed of relatively'long normallyparallel disposed pairs of arms 55 and 51, the arms of each pair of armsbeing connected at their opposite corresponding ends by circularportions which-are bent outwardly to define stops 58. The stops 58 areadapted to coact with the offset portion 55. of the sleeve 54 and thuslimit the knife sections against outward displacement- As will be seenin Figure 12, the arms. 56 of the clip 52. are normally disposed betweenthe arms of the upper and lower sections I1 and I8 of the skeleton frameI8.

In order to protect the free. end edges of the knife sections 48 and 49,I provide a guardBIl which is preferably formed of a single piece ofwire and is adapted to project outwardly past the end edges of the knifesections. The guard 68 is composed of pairs of arms 61 and 62, connectedat their inner corresponding ends by arcuate portions defining stops 63.The pairs of arms 6I and 62, as best seen in Figure 12, are adapted tobe straddled by the arms of the pairs of arms 56 and 51 of the clip 52.The stops 63, like the stops 58, are adapted to limit the guard againstoutward displacement. In inoperative position, as best seen in Figure 4of the drawings, the guard is adapted to be pushed rearwardly forseating the forward end portion 64' thereof behind the shoulder 5|.

In operation, when it is desired to smoke a cigarette, the device isplaced in use in the following manner: The device is first removed fromthe pocket of the smoker, where it is held by the clip 9 ma manner wellunderstood; The clip 9 is then moved inwardly toward the barrel to liein the cut away portion I5 thereof. Simultane ously with the shifting ofthe clip 9 inwardly, the hook I3 is released from about the inner endportion of the skeleton frame I6. This will permit free movement of theskeleton frame. The mouth piece 'I is then rotated for shifting theskeleton frame I6 outwardly from within the barrel I. The head 32' willbe moved outwardly at the same time and the outward movement of the headand skeleton frame will be guided and limited by the pin 26 and head 2!thereon, said pin and head being engageable within the slot ID of theclip 9. As seen in Figure 1, at this juncture the plug 40 is disposednear the forwardend of the skeleton frame IS. The next step necessary toplace the device in operation is to withdraw'the trough section 29,which is movable along the lower section I8 of the skeleton frame IS.The trough section 29 is moved as far forwardly as it will go and saidforward movement is limited by the stop 58 of the connector 52, whichholds the knife sections 48 and 49 in position, as previously described.A cigarette paper is then first bowed and inserted in the trough section29, the plug 49 serving as a guide for this operation. The forward endof the cigarette paper will. surround the reduced portions of the knifesections 48 and 49. The rear end of the cigarette paper is moveddownwardly to lie completely within the trough section 29 and to beretained therein partially by the upper wires of the lower section I8 ofthe skeleton frame 16. The plug 40 is then shifted rearwardly until thereduced end 4| projects into the socket 42 formed in, the head 32. Therear end portion of the cigarette paper is then folded about the outersurface of the plug 40, as seen clearly in Figures 4 and 5. The deviceis then ready to be filled with tobacco. The knife sections, whichcomprise the boring tool or knife, are then forced into a container ofsmoking material. As said knife edges are forced downwardly and rotated,the smoking material will be forced upwardly within the boring tool andinto the cigarette paper to abut the partition 46. It will be understoodthat the smoking'material will uniformly fill the interior of thecigarette paper, which is shown at 15, as well as the interior of theouter half of the plug 40 and the knife sections 48 and 49. Ifnecessary, the smoking material may be tamped in place to provide asolid mass. Also, the boring tool may be made in the form of aunitarysleeve.

In order to permit the cigarette to be ignited, it is then necessary towithdraw the knife sections 48 and 49 longitudinally of the end portionof the skeleton frame I6 until their inner end portions clear the. endof the cigarette. After the knife sections have been withdrawn they willbe permitted to spring apart by means of the connector 52 and willthereby increase the area within the knife sections so that the diameterwill be the same as that of the cigarette. The plug 40 is then rotatedthrough substantially one-quarter turn until the lapped. or connectedportion of the cigarette paper is. in line with the legs of the upperand lower sections IT and I8 of the skeleton frame IS. The plug 40 andthe cigarette are again turned by the forefinger and thumb of the righthand of the smoker, which are placed over the plug at opposite sides ofthe trough sections 28 and 29. The head 32 is then shifted for urgingthe cigarette outwardly to extend past the spread knife sections 48 and49. As the cigarette is smoked the mouth piece I is. rotated forgradually urging the cigarette outwardly. If desired, the mouth piecemay be held firmly between the teeth and the barrel l rotated in thesame manner as a smoker occasionally rotates a cigar as he smokes it. Itis only necessary to withdraw the end of the cigarette as it is beingsmoked so that the cigarette may be properly urged forwardly whennecessary and the ashes brushed off when needed. The stops 5!! on theconnector 52 will prevent the knife sections extending too far outwardlyas. said stops engage the offset portion 55 of the sleeve 54 whichsleeve is carried between the end portions 22 and 23 of the skeletonframe l6 Attention is directed to the fact that, if desired, either pipetobacco or the drier cigarette tobaccos may be used, as a cigarette madein my device will be of firm formation. A cigarette made by my devicewill, preferably, be of slightly greater diameter than the ordinaryready-made cigarette.

Attention is further directed to the fact that my device is constructedof materials which are water-proof and extremely light in weight, infact, the entire device would preferably weigh about the same as anordinary cigar. Moreover, the cigarette being smoked may be clearlyviewed by merely sliding back the trough section 28.

Although my device is intended to be used with loose tobacco forpermitting the making of cigarettes therewith, ready-made cigarettes maybe smoked in the device by merely retracting the plug 49 and insertingthe end of a cigarette in the open end of said plug. The front end ofthe cigarette is adapted to project outwardly through the knife sectionsafter said knife sections are shifted outwardly.

It is also desired to point out that the cigarette paper does notrequire any adhesive for holding it in shape, as the cigarette will beseen to fit firmly against the wires of the skeleton frame.

It is believed that a reading of the foregoing will render it clear thatI have provided a simple and highly eflicient smoking device.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A smoking device including a barrel, a cylindrical tube mounted inthe barrel, a mouth piece carried on the cylindrical tube, a skeletonframe carried by the barrel and slidable therein, trough sectionscarried on the skeleton frame and adapted to receive a cigarette paper,a plunger tube carried within the cylindrical tube, a head mounted onthe plunger tube within the barrel, a plug carried within the skeletonframe and engageable with the head, said plug being adapted to receive acigarette paper thereabout, and knife sections carried by the skeletonframe and cooperating with the plug and trough sections for supporting acigarette being made, said knife sections defining a boring toolpermitting urging of the smoking material within the cigarette paper,and said knife sections being shiftable for freeing the end of a madecigarette to permit ignition and smoking thereof.

2. A smoking device including a barrel, knife sections, means connectingthe knife sections with the barrel, said means being adapted to receivea cigarette paper for making a cigarette, and means for guarding theknife sections in inoperative position, said knife sections beingadapted to cooperate to form a boring tool insertable in a mass ofsmoking material whereby a portion of smoking material will be forcedinto the paper for smoking, and said knife sections being shiftable toclear the cigarette during a smoking operation.

3. In a smoking device, a barrel, a cylindical tube carried in thebarrel, a plunger tube carried in the cylindrical tube, a skeleton framecarried in the barrel and slidable with respect thereto, trough sectionsslidable on the skeleton frame, one of said trough sections beingadapted to receive a cigarette paper, a sleeve carried by the skeletonframe at one end, knife sections, a connector connecting the knifesections with each other and with the sleeve, said knife sections beingadapted to cooperate to define a boring tool, and a guard carried onsaid knife sections, said guard having forward portions adapted toprotect the knife sections, the boring tool being adapted for depositinga supply of smoking material in the cigarette paper for making acigarette and said knife sections being shiftable away from each otherfor exposing the cigarette and permitting a smoking operation.

4. A smoking device including a barrel having a cut away portion, a clipcarried by the barrel and adapted for securing the barrel to a garment,said clip having an end portion overlying the end of the barrel, a hookstruck from the end portion and adapted to extend through the barrel,agnouth piece carried on the barrel and clamping the end portion, acylindrical tube in the barrel and mounting the mouth piece, and meanscarried by the barrel for receiving a cigarette, said means beingslidable within the barrel and adapted to be locked by said hook whenthe clip is in inoperative position, and said end portion beingshiftable on said barrel for releasing the hook and said last mentionedmeans.

5. A smoking device including a barrel, a skeleton frame slidable in thebarrel and adapted to project therethrough, a trough section carried bythe skeleton frame and adapted to receive a cigarette paper for making acigarette, a mouth piece carried by the barrel, means carried by thebarrel for locking the skeleton frame in an inoperative position, andmeans carried within the barrel for operatively connecting a cigarettein the trough with the mouth piece for a smoking operation.

6. In a smoking device, a sleeve, a boring tool comprising knifesections having sharpened edges and being enlarged toward their centralportions and being cut away to define reduced portions, and a wireconnector connecting the knife sections and permitting swinging movementof said sections with respect to each other, said reduced portionsslidably receiving the sleeve thereabout when said sections are movedinto engagement with each other. I

7. A smoking device including a barrel, a skel eton frame slidablyconnected with the barrel, means carried 'by the skeleton frame forreceiving a cigarette paper and permitting the making of a cigarette, amouth piece, means in the barrel connecting the mouth piece with a madecigarette, and means carried by the skeleton frame for facilitating thedeposit of smoking material on the cigarette paper for making thecigarette.

8. A smoking device including a barrel, a skeleton frame slidablyconnected with the barrel, means carried by the skeleton frame forreceiving a cigarette paper and permitting the making of a cigarette, amouth piece, means in the barrel connecting the mouth piece with a madecigarette, and means carried by the skeleton frame for facilitating thedeposit of smoking material on the cigarette paper for making acigarette, said last mentioned means being adapted to be pulledforwardly and shifted away, from the end of the cigarette to permit asmoking operation.

' 9. A smoking device including a barrel, a skeleton frame slidablyconnected with the barrel, means carried by the skeleton frame forreceiving a cigarette paper and permitting the making of a cigarette, amouth piece, means in the barrel connecting the mouth piece with a madecigarette, and means carried by the skeleton frame for facilitating thedeposit of smoking material on the cigarette paper for making acigarette, said last mentioned means being adapted to be pulledforwardly and shifted away from the end of the cigarette to permitsmoking, and the cigarette being movable forwardly within the skeletonframe by rotation of the mouth piece as the cigarette is smoked.

10. In a device of the class described, a skeleton frame, a mouth piece,said skeleton frame having pairs of arcuate portions, a sleeve carriedby the skeleton frame between the arcuate portions of said pairs ofarcuate portions, knife sections carried by said skeleton frame, aconnector connecting the knife sections with each other and with saidskeleton frame, said connector having a stop limiting longitudinalmovement of the knife sections within the skeleton frame, a guardslidably connected with the con- I nector and said skeleton frame andhaving a stop engageable with the sleeve for limiting outward movementof the guard, said knife sections cooperating to form a boring tool,said skeleton frame being adapted to receive a cigarette paper, theboring tool being adapted for depositing smoking material in thecigarette paper for forming a cigarette, a mouth piece, and meansconnecting the mouthpiece with the cigarette, said mouth piece beingrotatable for urging the cigarette forwardly during a smoking operation.

11. A smoking device including a barrel, a skeleton frame slidablyconnected therewith, a cylindrical tube carried by the barrel, a mouthpiece carried by the barrel and mounted on one end of said cylindricaltube, a plunger tube carried by the barrel within said cylindrical tube,said cylindrical tube having a stud and said plunger tube having aspiral groove, said mouth piece being rotatable for urgingthe plungertube forwardly Within the barrel, a head carried on the plunger tube,said head having a socket, a skeleton frame slidably connected with thebarrel and connected with said head, a plug carried by the skeletonframe and having a reduced portion to engage in the socket of said head,said plug being slidable in the skeleton frame, a trough section carriedby the skeleton frame and adapted to receive a cigarette paper, saidtrough section being shifted forwardly and said plug being shiftedforwardly in spaced relation to said trough section during the making ofa cigarette, said plug being movable rearwardly during the making of thecigarette to engage in the socket of the head, knife sections defining aboring tool, and means connecting the knife sections with each other andwith the skeleton frame, the rotatable mouth piece and plunger tubebeing adapted to project the plug forwardly for forcing a cigaretteforwardly beyond the knife sections during a smoking operation.

12. A device of the class described including a barrel, a cylindricaltube therein, a head carried in the barrel, a plug carried by the headand having a partition defining a chamber, said plug being adapted toreceive one end of a cigarette paper, a skeleton frame slidable in thebarrel, a trough section carried by the skeleton frame and adapted toreceive the cigarette paper, knife sections carried by the skeletonframe and a reduced portion adapted to form the forward end of acigarette, said knife sections defining a boring tool adapted to beforced into a mass of smokingmaterial for depositing a body of materialin the cigarette paper whereby the cigarette will be formed, and aconnector connecting the knife sections with each other and with saidskeleton frame, said. knife sections being shiftable forwardly andmovable apart for permitting gradual ejection of the cigarette as thehead and plug are moved forwardly.

13. A smoking device including a barrel, means connected with the barrelfor receiving and rolling a cigarette paper, and means carried by saidfirst mentioned means for boring into a mass of smoking material wherebya deposit of said smoking material will be forced into the cigarettepaper for forming a cigarette, said last mentioned means being shiftableto inoperative position about the cigarette.

14. A smoking device including a barrel, means slidably connected withthe barrel for receiving and rolling a cigarette paper, and meanscarried by said first mentioned means for boring into a mass of smokingmaterial whereby a deposit of said smoking material will be forced intothe cigarette paper for forming a cigarette, said last mentioned meansbeing shiftable to permit unobstructed longitudinal movement of thecigarette.

15., In a smoking device, a barrel having a cut away portion, a cliphaving an end portion slidably connected with the barrel, said clipbeing adapted to rest in said cut away portion and being formed with aslot, and a skeleton frame carried by the barrel and having upper andlower sections, the lower section having a pin provided with a headadapted to ride in the slot of said clip whereby the skeleton frame willbe limited against endwise movement in the barrel.

16. In a smoking device, a barrel having an end wall and a cut awayportion, said end wall having a slot, a clip associated with the barreland having an end portion slidable in said end wall, said end portion ofsaid clip being formed with a hook extending through the slot, said cliphaving a longitudinal slot, a skeleton frame carried by the barrel andhaving a lower portion, a pin carried by the lower portion and adaptedto extend into the slot in the clip When said clip is moved into the cutaway portion in the barrel, and a head on the pin and. adapted tocooperate with the slot in the clip for limiting endwise shiftingmovement of the skeleton frame, said clip being shiftable outwardly forengaging the hook with a portion of said skeleton frame and locking saidskeleton frame against movement relative to the barrel.

17. In a smoking device, a frame, a sleeve, a boring tool comprisingarcuate knife sections, and. a wire connector connecting the knifesections With each other and permitting swinging movement of saidsections with respect to each other, said wire connector being adaptedto connect the boring tool slidably with the frame, said knife sectionsreceiving thereabout the sleeve for looking said sections in operativeposition.

18. In a smoking device, a frame, a sleeve, a boring tool comprisingknife sections, and a con nector connecting the knife sections with eachother and permitting swinging movement of said sections with respect toeach other, said connector being adapted slidably to connect the boringtool with the frame and said connector having stops for limitingmovement of the connector on said frame, said sections slidablyreceiving the sleeve thereabout in locked position.

19. In a smoking device, a boring tool comprising knife sections, askeleton frame, a wire connector resiliently connecting the knifesections with each other and with the skeleton frame, said wireconnector having stops limiting movement of the connector and boringtool on the frame, said connector permitting swinging movement of thesections with respect to each other, and a guard carried by the boringtool, said guard com prising a single strand of resilient material and.being adapted to project past the knife sections whereby said knifesections will be protected.

20. In a smoking device, a skeleton frame comprising upper and lowerportions each formed of strands of wire bent to define straight parallelportions joined at their corresponding ends by arcuate portions, andmeans carried by one of said portions for receiving a cigarette paperand permitting the making of a cigarette.

21. In a smoking device, a skeleton frame comprising upper and lowerportions each formed of strands of wire bent to define straight parallelportions joined at their corresponding ends by arguate portions, and atrough carried by one of said sections for receiving a cigarette paperand permitting the making of a cigarette.

CARL D. DYE.

